Talk:Rectina

Rectina's Death
I notice that this page is liked to the category "79(AD) Deaths", but unless I'm mistaken, it isn't known for sure that Rectina died in 79AD. We know Pliny the Elder didn't rescue her, but that doesn't seal her fate. Steve Hosgood (talk) 12:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Rectina didn't die in 79AD. She survived. Pliny rescued her with his ships.... Rectina IO (talk) 17:17, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Uncited speculation
The section Rectina, wife of Cascus or Tascus or Tascius contains speculation that is not supported by a citation to a reliable source. That is not permissible in a Wikipedia article. If this material cannot be supported by a citation, it needs to be removed. Even the simple statement that "Different online translations of this letter, from Pliny the Younger to the historian Tacitus, disagree on the name of Rectina's husband." is problematic. When primary sources do not agree, we ought to be citing a secondary source that discusses the issue, not simply stating that the primary sources disagree and then speculating about what the disagreement might mean. The qualifier online suggests that the research behind this secion was poor, and that even the primary sources have not been thoroughly reviewed.--Srleffler (talk) 06:34, 29 July 2014 (UTC)


 * This situation is still unaddressed after three years, so I'm removing the offending section. The removed material is below.--Srleffler (talk) 01:08, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Rectina, wife of Cascus or Tascus or Tascius
Pliny the Younger mentions Rectina, whom he calls the wife of Cascus, Tascus or Tascius, in a letter to the historian Tacitus; Letter 16 of book VI of his Letters. Different online translations of this letter disagree on the name of Rectina's husband.

As wife of 'Cascus'
'Cascus' is possibly a reference to Pedius Cascus, a Roman senator and aristocrat.

As wife of 'Tascus'
'Tascus' is possibly a typo for 'Tascius' (see below).

As wife of 'Tascius'
'Tascius' could refer to Tascius Pomponianus, whom Pliny did visit at Stabia after failing to land near Herculaneum. It is not obvious from Pliny's letter that the two historical characters were linked in any way.